Author Topic: bike donated to wife (Read 929 times)

nitrohopper · « **on:** May 14, 2013, 08:17 PM »

hey guys the other day my wife said to me that when she was talking about my gt at work one of the lads had said he had an old school bike in his shed n said he didnt want it so she could have it , didnt think much of it as sometimes things get said and nowt happens so anyway u can imaging my surprise when my wife rings me today and says ive got the bike its black and got some bulldog thingies . so when i got home tonight my wife said its in the boot so you can imagine mt stuned expresion when i opened the boot of the car to find this

its a gt performer not sure of the year though frame no yc98eo8752 does yc98 mean its 1998 it has bulldog brakes a piston stem stamped gt bars a stubbie gt seat and a huge seat post

BMX1973 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2013, 08:53 PM »

very nice

nitrohopper · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2013, 09:12 PM »

am i right is it a performer is it a 98 is there a gt guru here that can help me out

nitrohopper · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2013, 11:58 PM »

ive had a look through the museum and its looks to be a 96/97 not overly sure but it sure does look like it

fischflo · « **Reply #4 on:** May 15, 2013, 12:33 PM »

you're right it's confusing

on one hand: your yc98eo8752 would be MAY 1998

according to the examples on -> http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=71652
" YC96H39112 YC for the factory. 96 for the year 1996. H for the 8th month August. "
" YC4H3221 YC for the factory. 4 for the year 1994. H for the 8th month August. "

on the other hand your're right: already the 1998 models have that ugly banana bend in the upper tube

there's one 1998 that looks like yours (http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=375376) ; but immediately one guy corrects him: you're a 1997, like it better anyway etc.

.......SORRY

stumped

nitrohopper · « **Reply #5 on:** May 15, 2013, 05:36 PM »

strange mine doesnt have mountings for rear brake at the bottom who knows i dont i will attack the frame no with wire brush and double check it and come back to ya

fischflo · « **Reply #6 on:** May 15, 2013, 06:34 PM »

maybe its a Vertigo then. At first i thought also might be Pro Freestyle, but they got the lugs as well..

- look example of 1997 vertigo -> http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/61311; of 1998 vertigo -> http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/4806
- another 1998 VERTIGO whole bike http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/9729 .......pretty much yours..?
etc etc
- http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/?year=1996-1999&pg=1&sort=model&d=desc&model=62 <===== all vertigos 1996-99

on this one it seems to have your piston stem -> http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/60863
guy writes "Pictured with it's older brother, the 97 Performer." (side by side)

...... so i guess youve got a 98 vertigo then

nitrohopper · « **Reply #7 on:** May 15, 2013, 09:17 PM »

thanks for your help mate so its a 98 vertigo oh well another one to sit in the shed for now i preffer the older stuff , i was going to build it for my 8 year old daughter but i think i will do a mini instead